Spring Arts Preview

March 9: Bustle in Your Hedgerow. March 16: Ellen Kaye. March 17: Peggy and Pete Seeger. March 18: Mimi Page. March 23: Official Blues Brothers Revue. March 30: Ben Howard, the Staves. March 31: Johnny Winter. April 6: Jay Collins and the Kings County Band. April 12: the Farewell Drifters. April 20: Rethink Pink. April 27: Hope’s Fund Benefit.

March 10: Todd Snider. March 16: Enter the Haggis. March 17: Sarah Jarosz. March 17: Hammer of the Gods. March 18: Ladysmith Black Mambazo. March 22: Gaelic Storm. March 28: Guster. March 30: Shelby Lynne. April 1: Joan Osborne. April 7: British Mania. April 14: the Malone Brothers. April 15: James Carter Organ Trio. April 19: Ani DiFranco. May 5: the Priests. May 14: Ingrid Michaelson.

March 9: Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun. March 09: the Raft. March 10: James Montgomery Band. March 10: Moufy, Reese McFly. March 11: Bill Charlap Trio. March 14: Katie Herzig. March 15: Alan Reid. March 16: Zoe Darrow and the Fiddleheads. March 17: the Big Bad Bollocks. March 18: Maura O’Connell. March 19: Tommy Castro Band. March 20: Sarah Jarosz. March 21: Allan Holdsworth. March 22: HAPA. March 23: Peter Mulvey. March 23: Groove Shoes. March 24: James Hunter Band. March 24: Aloha Steamtrain. March 25: Shelby Lynne. March 27: the Pines. March 28: Yellow Dubmarine. March 29: Enter the Haggis. March 29: Buxton, Pale Cowboy. March 30: Thomas Dolby Time Capsule Tour. March 30: Johnny Corndawg. March 31: Swing Caravan. March 31: Polica. April 1: John Gorka. April 3: Madi Diaz. April 4: Emily Wells. April 5: Junior Brown. April 6: Albert Cummings. April 6: Perfume Genius, Parenthetical Girls. April 7: California Guitar Trio. April 7: the Sun Parade. April 9: Quilt. April 10: Pegi Young and the Survivors. April 12: Mike and Ruthy. April 12: Shabazz Palaces. April 13: Lake Street Dive. April 13: Grateful Dread. April 14: Jeff Bujak, Wyllys. April 15: Peter Yarrow. April 18: the Lumineers. April 19: Felice Brothers. April 20: Jonathan Edwards. April 20: Darlingside. April 21: Jeffrey Foucault. April 22: 4 Toads in a Basket. April 26: Woodford Way. April 27: Sacred Shakers. April 27: the Alchemystics, Paranoid Social Club. April 28: Tom Rush. April 28: Wolfman Conspiracy. May 2: Charlie Musselwhite. May 4: Caravan of Thieves. May 4: Horse Feathers, Brown Bird. May 5: Orange Television. May 9: Mary Gauthier. May 10: Marshall Crenshaw. May 11: Loudon Wainwright III. May 11: Lux Deluxe. May 12: Southside Johnny. May 14: the Northamptones. May 17: JP Harris and the Tough Choices. May 18: Kris Delmhorst. May 18: Infinite August. May 25: Joy Kills Sorrow. May 26: Greg Brown.

Jillian’s

59 N. Pearl St., Albany, 432-1997.

March 9: The City Never Sleeps. March 10: Chris Dukes Band. March 20: Burn Halo. March 23: Wild Adriatic. March 24: Funk Evolution. April 10: Of Monsters and Men. April 12: Lez Zeppelin. May 4: Lucid. May 5: Square Pegs.

March 9: Mindless Self Indulgence. March 11: Iced Earth, Symphony X. March 16: Nappy Roots. March 20: Dr. Dog. March 26: Excision. March 28: Asking Alexandria. March 30: Frankenstein Brothers (Buckethead, That 1 Guy). April 6: Kevin Costner and Modern West. April 10: We Came As Romans. April 12: Clutch. April 13: Breathe Carolina, the Ready Set. April 14: Badfish. April 18: I Set My Friends on Fire. April 20: Trapt. April 21: All American Rejects. April 22: Blood on the Dance Floor. April 23: Passion Pit. April 27: Fun. May 6: Christina Perri. May 11: the Maine. May 15: White Chapel. May 18: Rancid. May 31: Jerrod Niemann.

Old Songs, Inc.

37 S. Main St., Vorheesville, 765-2815.

March 16: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. March 24: Molly Andrews and Peggy Lynn. April 13: John McCutcheon. May 12: Ellis.

Palace Theatre

19 Clinton Ave., Albany, 465-4663.

March 14: Celtic Woman Believe. March 23: Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show. April 1: One Night of Queen. April 22: the Avett Brothers. April 29: Daughtry.

Pearl Street

10 Pearl St., Northampton, Mass., (413) 586-8686.

March 16: Doug Ratner and the Watchmen; Immortal Technique. March 24: Gone By Daylight. March 29: Frankenstein Brothers (Buckethead, That 1 Guy). March 29: BoomBox. March 31: Kung Fu. April 13: White Rabbits. April 15: Badfish. April 16: Passion Pit. April 18: Lucero, J Roddy Walston and the Business. April 20: Dopapod, Heavy Pets. April 22: All-American Rejects. April 24: Good Old War. April 27: Kathleen Edwards. April 28: Heal the Destroyer. April 29: Cults. May 1: Shpongle presents the Masquerade, Phutureprimitive. May 11: the Feelies. May 14: Justin Townes Earle.

Putnam Den

63A Putnam St., Saratoga Springs, 584-8066.

March 9: Skeletons in the Piano. March 10-March 11: Melvin Seals and JGB. March 14: Dangermuffin. March 16: High Peaks Band. March 17: the Fightin 86s. March 22: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad acoustic. March 23: Boombox. March 24: Sirsy. March 30: Sidetrack Charlie. March 30: Eastbound Jesus. March 31: Zach Deputy. April 5: Kung Fu. April 7: Max Creek. April 13: Yarn, This Way. April 14: Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds. April 20: Ryan Montbleu Band.

Proctors

Mainstage, 432 State St., Schenectady, 346-6204.

March 24: Sixties Spectacular. April 5: Moody Blues. May 1: Human Nature. May 4: Gladys Knight. May 10: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

March 19: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. March 23: Vox Audio. April 15: Strunz and Farah. April 21: Hot Club of San Francisco. April 28: Riders in the Sky. May 5: Lea Salonga. May 11: Red Molly.

Turning Stone Resort and Casino

Verona, (877) 833-SHOW.

March 9: Chubby Checker. March 16: the Irish Rovers. March 24: Get the Led Out. March 30: Cruisin Classics. April 13: Big Shot. April 17: Moody Blues. April 20: Glen Campbell. May 12-May 13: Engelbert Humperdinck.

Richard Merkin on Literature and Film opening soon at Carrie Haddad Gallery

Art & Exhibits

Albany Center Gallery

39 Columbia St., Albany, 462-4775.

Through April 6: Chip Fasciana: Life & Death.

Albany Institute of History & Art

125 Washington Ave., Albany, 463-4478.

Through March 25: Temple of Fancy: Pease’s Great Variety Store. Through April 29: St. Peter’s Church: 300 Years of History & Art. Through May 20: First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: George Washington. April 14-Aug. 26: Great, Strange and Rarely Seen: Objects from the Vault. May 5-Sept. 23: Recent Acquisitions: Collection Highlights.

Albany International Airport Gallery

Colonie, 242-2241.

Through March 25: Laugh Out Loud.

The Arkell Museum

2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie, 673-2314.

Through March 11: American Paintings from the 1920s & 1930s. Through May 27: Rising From the Sea: The Art of Jay Hall Connaway. March 29-June 24: Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen: Life Observed Up-Close. May 28-Oct. 21: American Impressionism: Masterworks in Watercolor and Pastel. Ongoing: Arkell’s Inspiration: The Marketing of Beech-Nut and Art for the People.

Arts Center of the Capital Region

265 River St., Troy, 273-0552.

Through April 1: FLUX. Through April 1: Allscapes. April 13-May 25: Level: Curated by We Are Architects. April 22-29: RPI EMAC/eARTS Junior Senior Exhibition. May 4-June 3: Big Ideas, Images and Distorted Facts.

BCB Art

116 Warren St., Hudson, 828-4539.

Through April 8: This Land.

The Berkshire Museum

39 South St., Pittsfield, Mass., (413) 443-7171.

Through May 28: Bryan Nash Gill: Beyond the Landscape. Through June 17: Taking Flight: Audubon and the World of Birds.

Broadway Arts Center

Arcade Building, 488 Broadway, Albany, 489-0866.

Through March 24: Art of the Heart/Heart of the Art. Through March 31: The Human Form: Undressed.

Brookside Museum

6 Charlton St., Ballston Spa, 885-400.

Through Jan. 2013: The Threads of Time.

Carrie Haddad Gallery

622 Warren St., Hudson, 828-1915.

March 8-April 15: Richard Merkin on Literature and Film. April 19-May 27: Photography: New Work. May 31-July 8: Four Painters.

Center Gallery @ the Commons

6 Clifton Park Court, Clifton Park, 383-1343.

Through April 1: Mostly Black n White.

CCS Bard/Hessel Museum

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, (845) 758-7598.

March 18-May 27: Matters of Fact.

Center for Photography at Woodstock

59 Tinker St., Woodstock, (845) 679-9957.

March 10-April 22: Photography Now 2012. March 10-April 22: Canaries.

Clark Art Institute

225 South St., Williamstown, Mass., (413) 458-9545.

Through April 1: Copycat: Reproducing Works of Art. Through 2013: Clark Remix.

Clement Art Gallery

201 Broadway, Troy, 272-6811.

Through March 28: Robert Gullie: Roominations. March 30-April 25: Jeff Wigman. April 27-May 23: Harry Orlyk.

March 17-April 20: Lorraine Glessner and Diane Golden. May 12-June 15: Denise English and Carmela Midili.

Lauren Clark Fine Art Gallery

402 Park St., Housatonic, Mass., (413) 274-1432.

Through April 30: Richard Britell.

Martinez Gallery

3 Broadway, Troy, 274-9377.

Through March 24: Remembrance and Recollection.

MASS MoCA

87 Marshall St., North Adams, Mass., (413) 664-4481.

Through March 18: Geometric Death Frequency 141. Through April 14: The Workers. Through May 28: Kidspace: Under the Sea. Through Jan. 2, 2013: Making Room: The Space Between Two & Three Dimensions. April 14-March 1, 2013: Invisible Cities. May 27-April 1, 2013: Oh, Canada. Ongoing: all utopias fell. Ongoing: Jane Philbrick: The Expanded Field and Stephen Vitiello: All Those Vanished Engines. Through Nov. 15, 2033: Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective.

New York State Museum

Empire State Plaza, Albany, 474-5877.

Through March 31: African American Images from the Burns Archive. Through April 1: From the Collections. Through April 28: Reflecting on September 11.

Norman Rockwell Museum

Route 183, Stockbridge, Mass., (413) 298-4100.

Through April 22: Pop-Up! The Magical World of Movable Books. March 9-June 17: Rockwell Turns a Page: The Art of the Book. March 10-June 10: Everett Raymond Kinstler, Illustrations and Portraits. Ongoing: Norman Rockwell’s 323 Saturday Evening Post Covers.

March 23-May 6: Selected Group Exhibition of Drawings by Contemporary Artists.

Social Art Gallery

650 Warren St., Albany, 462-6531.

March 11-April 27: May The Wind Always Be At Your Back. . . . An Irish Themed Show.

Sorelle Gallery

Stuvesant Plaza, 1475 Western Ave., Albany, 482-2000.

Through March 21: Chromacosmo:Robert Longley/Theodora Guererra.

Tang Teaching Museum and Gallery

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, 580-8080.

Through May 20: Nancy Grossman: Tough Life Diary. Through June 3: Donald Moffett: The Extravagant Vein. Through June 22: Pam Lins: Denver Gold.

Thomas Cole National Historic Site

218 Spring St., Catskill, 943-7465.

April 29-Oct. 28: Worlds Between: Landscapes of Louis Remy Mignot.

Union College

Mandeville Gallery, Nott Memorial, Schenectady, 388-6131.

March 15-May 13: African Photography, For Whose Eyes?

Union College

Wikoff Student Gallery, Nott Memorial, Schenectady, 388-6131.

May 10-June 10: It Gets Better: The LGBTQ Community at Union College.

University Art Museum

1400 Washington Ave., Albany, 442-4035.

Through April 7: Material Occupation. May 4-20: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition.

Upstate Artists Guild

247 Lark St., Albany.

Through March 31: Fatal Abstraction 2. April 6-30: K-12. May 4-31: Secret Garden.

William K. Sanford Library

Stedman Gallery, 629 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville.

Through March 31: The Colors of Ireland.

Williams College Museum of Art

Williamstown, Mass., (413) 597-2429.

Through April 22: African Americans and the American Scene. Through July 29: Asco: Elite of the Obscure. March 10-July 22: Museum Models: Students Take on Celebrated Architects. May 11-June 3: Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition. Through Aug. 19: Teaching With Art: Life and Death in Ancient Rome.

Concerts take place in the Recital Hall or the Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, 442-3997.

March 24: University-Community Symphony Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals. March 25: Youth Movements Festival Piano Four Hands Concert. March 29: Core Ensemble: Ain’tI a Woman! April 1: UAlbany Vocal Students: An Evening of Opera Scenes. April 12: Amanda Matson, soprano. April 14: Victoria von Arx, piano: Flights of Fancy. April 25: Anton Nel, piano. April 26: University Chamber Singers: The Choral Hour. May 6: University-Community Symphony Orchestra. May 7: University-Community Concert Band and University Percussion Ensemble: The Sound of the Trumpets, the Roll of the Drums.

Literary

Albany Word Fest

April 15-21, various locations, Albany, albanypoets.com.

April 15: Pitchapalooza at the College of Saint Rose; Family Potluck and Kickoff at McGeary’s. April 16: Saint Poem Reading Series at UAG Gallery. April 17: Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentine’s. April 18: Yes! Communal Reading Experiment at the Social Justice Center. April 19: Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center. April 20: Urban Guerilla Theatre at The Linda. April 21: Word Fest Open Mic at the Albany Public Library Main Branch. April 21: Daniel Nester’s Karaoke + Poetry = Fun at Valentine’s.

March 8: Cadillac Records. March 12: Les Chants de Mandrin, La Derniere Séance. Part of the Rendezvous With French Cinema series. March 13: La Boheme. Opera in HD from Italy. March 14: Les Chants de Mandrin, La Fille du Puisatier. Part of the Rendezvous With French Cinema series. March 18: Le Corsaire. Bolshoi Ballet in HD. March 22: Romeo and Juliet. Royal Ballet in HD. March 24: All In: The Poker Movie. April 29: The Bright Stream. Bolshoi Ballet in HD. May 16: La Fille Mal Gardee. Royal Ballet in HD.

The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio

339 Central Ave., Albany, 465-5233 ext. 4.

March 15: The Economics of Happiness. A Food for Thought presentation. April 6: The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Madison Theater

1036 Madison Ave., Albany, 438-0040

March 8: Seeds of Hope.

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

14 Castle St., Great Barrington, Mass., (413) 528-0100.

March 9: Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Totally not bogus. March 10: Pink Floyd The Wall. Alan Parker’s nightmarish musical, with Bob Geldorf. March 11: Poltergeist. “They’re here.” April 15: Titanic. The 1953 version with Barbara Stanwyck, Clifton Webb and Robert Wagner.

MASS MoCA

87 Marshall St., North Adams, Mass., (413) 662-2111.

April 19: Koran By Heart. Documentary about a Koran-reading competition in Cairo. May 18: Oceanic Verses. Paola Prestini’s multimedia opera, a portrait of Italy.

March 26: The Bad News Bears. Michael Ritchie’s great comedy about a drunken coach and a misfit Little League team. With Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neill, Jackie Earle Haley and Vic Morrow. April 30: Dr. No. The very first—and very good—James Bond film, with Sean Connery. May 14: Grease Sing-Along. “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee.”

Rosendale Theatre

408 Main St., Rosendale, (845) 658-8989.

March 11: Never Stand Still.

Saratoga Film Forum

The Arts Center, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 584-FILM.

March 8-9, 11: We Need To Talk About Kevin. Tilda Swinton won raves as a mother coping with a sociopathic child. March 22-23, 25: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Brilliant, taut spy drama with an all-star cast headed by Gary Oldman. March 29-30, April 1: The Iron Lady. Meryl Streep’s Oscar-winning turn as Margaret Thatcher. April 1: Brunswick. Locally grown documentary. April 5-6, 8: Jiro Dreams of Sushi. April 14: The Muppets. April 19-22: Education Film Festival. April 26-27, 29: The Artist. This year’s Best Bicture winner.

Sanctuary for Independent Media

3361 6th Ave., Troy, 272-2390.

March 31: Guerilla Midwife. May 5: Flaherty on the Road. May 19: Greasy Peas Film Fest.